#B497A8 Color

#B497A8 is rgb(180, 151, 168) in RGB and hsl(325, 16%, 65%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B497A8

HEX#B497A8

RGBrgb(180, 151, 168)

HSLhsl(325, 16%, 65%)

HSVhsv(325, 16%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(70.8% 0.042 342.2)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 7%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B497A8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.65:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.93:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B497A8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B497A8 Complementary#97B4A3 Analogous#B297B4 Analogous#B4979A Triadic#A8B497 Triadic#97A8B4

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B497A8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BFA6B5 #C7B2BE #D2C1CB #DDD0D7 #E7DEE4 #F0EAEE

Shades

#A17D92 #8E677E #735466 #59404F #3E2D37 #261C22

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